Jar'Kai Spinning

[Dauntless Seven]

DC.  Again, heaps of thanks and appreciation!  Something to consider before ordering again.  I did see that older style Libby that someone else was using for their video.  May choose to get a v2 Aeon staff just incase they are being fazed out.  I tend to like a longer hilt.  And thanks for your other suggestions.   

[Darth Cephalus]

No problem. If you go looking around for the older slim sabers on the used market, keep an eye out for things listed as taking 3 AAs rather than 4 AAAs. That is often an indicator of the thinner hilt width.

[Darth Cephalus]

Here are parts 5-8

Part 5:
This video deals with a variant of the simultaneous dual figure eight spins. In the description, I have linked it to CH3M15T's example of the same technique. I can explain it but he can do it faster and tighter than I.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4L_5LNWbUw" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4L_5LNWbUw</a>

Part 6:
This video deals with the parallel version of the Obi Ani spin and the parallel plum flower. It concludes with a seven beat parallel super plum. The moves at the end are pretty advanced but, as this is the last video to deal with parallel spinning, I wanted to show you where it could go. I linked this one to my video on the single inverse obi/ani as you will need to be able to do it to be able to pull off the moves in this part.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62RwTT02Do" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62RwTT02Do</a>

Part 7:
This video is the first to deal with alternating or following blades. It explains the basic flower or following figure eight. I have linked it and part 8 to Venturous's video on flowers in which he covers the basics and advanced versions. His linked video only deals with downward though he has a video devoted to upward as well. I just went with the one link as the concept is the same.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VezuqTqJHQ" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VezuqTqJHQ</a>

Part 8:
This video is an extension of the last and admittedly a bit rushed. It deals with the advanced version of the flowers consisting of  three beats on each side as opposed to two. This version switches which hand is on top and paves the way for the following clock face and plum flower.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdMrIp5AcY" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdMrIp5AcY</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Parts 9 & 10. The first deals with the following or alternating clock face spin. It is composed of 4 flowers and transitions from one side of the body to the other and back. The second covers the addition of a following/flower version of the Obi/Ani spin. This is similar to the simultaneous version found in part 6 except that the timing is changed by 1/2 a beat.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoe_rdFSHA" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoe_rdFSHA</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FcW6yR2AQA" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FcW6yR2AQA</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Part 11 is the last video on following blades that incorporates all of the previous material into a following version of the full plum flower spin. This one is a bit longer and more involved than the others in the series. Next up, I will be looking at opposing blades as shown briefly at the end of the video. Enjoy.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYUS0gweVI4" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYUS0gweVI4</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Part 12
This one deals with opposing blades (blades moving in opposite directions). It covers having them on one side of the body and on both sides, and lays the groundwork for the following video.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu1PoxSbUhs" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu1PoxSbUhs</a>

Part 13
This video is my take on learning the ever popular double Obi/Ani spin. In it, I cover alternating and simultaneous forms of the downward version. In the description, I link to Venturous's video on the same.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=024vpgRRxOc" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=024vpgRRxOc</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Part 14
This video deals with the 5 beat version or super Obi/Ani spin as it translates to dual wield saber. This one focuses on the downward wield as the upward wield will be dealt with separately in a future video.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUI49uLtHhc" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUI49uLtHhc</a>

Part 15
Probably the longest and most involved in the series, this video deals with the dual wield full plum flower spin in 4 variations: a stalled version, an un-stalled version, a six beat version, and a forward version. I linked this in the description to Venturous's alternating plums video as it is the first variation I cover.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG2r83aO39k" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG2r83aO39k</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Part 16
This video deals with the upward opposing wield and covers basic upwards dual figure eights and related timing.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bJN42HyjE" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bJN42HyjE</a>

Part 17
This video deals with the dual inverse Obi/Ani spin, which is an exact reversal of the spin from part 13. This is one of the more difficult dual wield spins in terms of timing so be patient.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGUB59jxx78" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGUB59jxx78</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Part 18:
This video deals with the inverse version of the dual super obi/ani spins. Instead of a falling movement in the front of the body, it is generally easier to make the first spin large and tighten into the second and the then the backwards stab of the inverse obi/ani. The general effect is more of a spiral than a vine down.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6YuGANIN4" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6YuGANIN4</a>

Part 19:
This video deals with the full inverse dual plum flower. In a lot of ways, it is easier than the standard version. I present two slightly different versions of the spin.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEf8E_sXRDc" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEf8E_sXRDc</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

It has been a while so I thought I should post something to indicate that there is still more to come. The new baby is taking a majority of the time, but I was able to film this. it is a practice freestyle moving with dual sabers while spinning. Features somewhat repetitive saberwork with footwork and body spins. Also includes an opposing dual super obi/ani spin that is a work in progress. Set to Law by David Bowie. The next tutorial in the set will include basic dual wield footwork, followed by one on transitions and freestyle (in this one I will discuss that opposing dual super obi/ani), then a final one on hand switches and flips.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJEY7KV6X08" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJEY7KV6X08</a>